We’ve been pretty nostalgic here at COED lately. Earlier today, we showed you candid pics from the 61st and 62nd Academy Awards. In early February, we showed you yearbook photos of a former fat kid turned skinny rock star comedian and a beautiful blonde who went from hoodies to hot hand bras. Now, we turn our attention to the music industry with yearbook photos of 41 famous “rock stars”. While you may notice not everyone in our gallery can be categorized as “rock”, you have to admit they underwent a “rock star” transformation. Can you guess the identities without looking at the captions? See the pics after the jump!

Guitar Hero® Van Halen® features 25 of Van Halen’s greatest hits including “Jump”, “Panama” and three Eddie Van Halen’s epic guitar solos. Notoriously missing is the “Kick Out” feature where Eddie throws you out of the band regardless of how well you’re doing, how popular you are, or how long you’ve been jamming with him.

I hate New Jersey.
I live in NYC and go through great lengths daily to avoid stepping foot in the Garbage State. So when I found out Van Halen was performing live with DLR at the Continental Airlines Arena IZOD Center (what a wack name for a venue) I was completely torn. For one night I would have to put my Jersey Issues aside to see the greatest F-ing rock band of all t… Click to read more